Greco-roman Civilization Quiz
Multiple Choice Quiz
- 1.
What is the most famous domed structure in the world?
- A.
Parthanon
- B.
Pantheon
- C.
Colosseum
- D.
Circus Maximus
Correct Answer
B. Pantheon -
- 2.
Who wrote the Aeneid?
- A.
Homer
- B.
Horace
- C.
Shakespear
- D.
Virgil
- E.
Juvenal
Correct Answer
D. Virgil -
- 3.
What style was Roman art?
- A.
Realistic and idealistic
- B.
Impressionistic
- C.
Abstract
- D.
Macabre
Correct Answer
A. Realistic and idealistic -
- 4.
What is an aqueduct?
- A.
A duck that lives in water
- B.
Pipe systems used to transport water into the city
- C.
Ancient Roman duct tape
- D.
A sewage system
- E.
An irrigation system
Correct Answer
B. Pipe systems used to transport water into the city -
- 5.
What law did the Romans create that we use in America today?
- A.
Right to remain silent
- B.
Freedom of expression
- C.
Innocent until proven guilty
- D.
Freedom of religion
- E.
Right to bare arms
Correct Answer
C. Innocent until proven guilty -
- 6.
How much of the English language was based on either Latin or Greek?
- A.
100%
- B.
57%
- C.
88%
- D.
11%
- E.
35%
Correct Answer
E. 35% -
- 7.
Why was Pliny the Elder important?
- A.
He compiled encyclepedias over many topics-geography, zoology, botany, etc.
- B.
He was an important doctor whose oath doctors still take today.
- C.
He was a religios leader who predicted Mount Vesuvius's eruption.
- D.
He was Julius Caesar's uncle who advised him on many political affairs.
- E.
He was a renouned artist whose most famous work is David.
Correct Answer
A. He compiled encyclepedias over many topics-geography, zoology, botany, etc. -
- 8.
What Greek style did Roman poets immitate?
- A.
Limrick
- B.
Humor
- C.
Realistic
- D.
Idealistic Heroism
- E.
Satirizing society
Correct Answer
D. Idealistic Heroism -
- 9.
Octavian Augustus was Julius Caesar's...?
- A.
Son
- B.
Cousin
- C.
Grandson
- D.
Nephew
- E.
Wife
Correct Answer
D. Nephew -
- 10.
Who was the C Painter?
- A.
A tattoo artist
- B.
A painter of carriges
- C.
A painter of drinking cups who borrowed ideas from Corinth
- D.
An artist who was famous for his abstract art
- E.
A scholar who studied politics but admired art
Correct Answer
C. A painter of drinking cups who borrowed ideas from Corinth -
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